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蠹国殃民
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蠹国殃民

蠹国殃民 — “Moth-eat the country and harm the people”

蠹国殃民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undermine the well-being of society and cause widespread harm to its members”. Literally, “Moth-eat the country and harm the people”.

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蠹国殃民 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹国殃民 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
国
guó8country or China
殃
yāng9suffer harm or misfortune
民
mín5the common people

Example Sentence with 蠹国殃民

某些企业为追求短期利润,不惜牺牲环境,这种行为长此以往,无异于损害社区的健康和居民的福祉。
Some businesses, in pursuit of short-term profits, are willing to sacrifice the environment. Such behavior, if continued, is tantamount to harming the community's health and residents' well-being.

Idioms Related to 蠹国殃民

Synonyms of 蠹国殃民

  • dù蠹guó国hài害mín民exploit the state and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国bìng病mín民Corrupt the country and harm the people

More idioms starting with 蠹

  • dù蠹shū书chóng虫pedantic bookworm lacking practical understanding
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折Many harmful factors lead to disaster
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折,,xì隙dà大qiáng墙huài坏Many small harms cause major disaster
  • dù蠹zhuó啄pōu剖liáng梁zhù柱nip a potential problem in the bud
  • dù蠹zhuó啄pōu剖liáng梁zhù柱,,wén蚊méng虻zǒu走niú牛yáng羊Small oversights cause great damage
  • dù蠹guó国cán残mín民exploit populace and undermine common good
  • dù蠹guó国hào耗mín民harm the state and its people
  • dù蠹jū居qí棊chǔ处deeply entrenched and widely dispersed harmful elements
  • dù蠹jū居qí棋chǔ处bad elements widely distributed and entrenched
  • dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people

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Questions about 蠹国殃民

What does 蠹国殃民 mean?

蠹国殃民 (dù guó yāng mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undermine the well-being of society and cause widespread harm to its members”.

How do you pronounce 蠹国殃民?

蠹国殃民 is pronounced dù guó yāng mín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹国殃民 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹国殃民 means “Moth-eat the country and harm the people”. It is used to mean “to undermine the well-being of society and cause widespread harm to its members”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹国殃民?

危害国家和人民。同“蠹国害民”。

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